WORKS | CV | PRESS | GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
Born 1976 Helsinki, Finland
EDUCATION
2000 BFA Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
1996 Certificate of Painting, Nyckelviks School of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
1995 Music Academy of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
AWARDS & GRANTS
2011 Young Artist of the Year Award, Association of Finnish Artists in Sweden
1999 Thanks To Scandinavia Award, Thanks To Scandinavia Foundation
1998 Thanks To Scandinavia Award, Thanks To Scandinavia Foundation
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton NY
2011 Kouros Gallery, Recent Paintings, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITONS
2012 Neoteric Fine Art, Amagansett Armageddon, East Hampton, NY
2011 David Hall Fine Art, The Last Gesture, curated by Charles Finch, Wellesley MA
2010 Österåkers Konsthall – Länsmansgården, Konst i Roslagen, Åkersberga, Sweden
2005 The Viñoly Studio, Benefit for the Design Trust, New York, NY
Peter Fingesten Gallery at Pace University, Alan Shields, Judy Stevens, Ilse Murdock, Virva Hinnemo, New York, NY
2004 J. Johnson Gallery, Contemporary New York, curated by Nabil Nahas, Jacksonville Beach, FL
2003 Pace University Gallery, Works on Paper: Variations and Themes, Pleasantville, NY
DNA Gallery, Peaceable Kingdom, Provincetown, MA
Feigen Contemporary, OnLine, curated by Charles Finch, George Negroponte, and Robert Storr, New York, NY
Eyebeam Atelier, Artist’s Choice: Benefit show for BOMB Magazine, New York, NY
National Arts Club, 2003 Women of Discovery Art Show: Benefit show for Wings Trust, New York, NY
2002 Perimeter Gallery, Taste, Belfast, ME
Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art Center, Painting Lately…Abstract Work / This Past Year, New York, NY
Perimeter Gallery, Works on Paper, Belfast, ME
Art In General, Now Serving, New York, NY
2001 Alexander and Bonin, I Love NY: Art Benefit for the victim’s of the World Trade Center disaster, New York, NY
2000 Parsons School of Design, Senior Thesis Exhibition, New York, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Leppänen, Tuire. Virva Hinnemon suuntana New York, Ruotsin Suomalainen, August 8, 2011.
Einspruch, Franklin. A Few Gestures Are All That Is Needed, The New York Sun, May 23, 2011.
Leppänen, Tuire. Vuoden Taiteilija 2011, Ruotsin Suomalainen, May 19, 2011.
Einspruch, Franklin. The Last Gesture Succeeds, Despite Cognitive Slurry, The Arts Fuse, May 13, 2011.
Niemi, Riitta. Vuoden Nuori Taiteilija, Sisu-Radio, May 13, 2011.
Valtanen, Marja. Vuoden Nuori Taiteilija, Uutiset SVT, May 13, 2011.
Konst i Roslagen, Mitt i (södra Roslagen), September 28, 2010.
Hinnemo, Virva. Illustrations for Suuntana Vapaus, by Päivi Saraste, (the Basic Teachings of the Alexander Technique – singing and voice technique in the light of the Alexander teachings.) Bummerus Kirjapaino Oy, Jyväskylä 2006.
Douglas, Sarah. OnLine, The Art Newspaper, July-August, 2003.
Levin, Kim. OnLine, The Voice, August 6-12, 2003.
OnLine, The New Yorker, August 4, 2003.
Johnson, Ken. OnLine, The New York Times, August 8, 2003.
Cohen, David. OnLine, The New York Sun, June 26, 2003.
Johnson, Ken. OnLine, The New York Times, June 13, 2003.
Schmerler, Sarah. Drawing the line, Time Out New York, May 29-June 5, 2003.
Hinnemo, Virva. Illustrations for Sommarlovsresan by Maria Hamberg, Broderskap Magazine, Summer 2003.
COLLECTIONS
Installation for the Swedish Church , Åkersberga, Sweden